JOHN WICK Director Chad Stahelski made ‘Real Movement’ for Oscar stunt category, says ‘it’s going to happen’

John Wick director Chad Stahelski he’s been very vocal about how crazy it is that there isn’t a Stunt category at the Oscars yet. He had previously said, “Is there one for every other department but ours? It’s a no-brainer to me… We’re in every fucking trailer. Most movies are sold for what we do.”

The director isn’t just talking about it, though, he’s actively looking to make the change, and in a recent interview with ComicBookMovie he said it’s “inevitable” for the Academy to add stunt awards. Talking about this, the director said:

“In truth, from what I’ve researched, is that the conversation didn’t take place. Nobody from the Academy sat down at a big table with a contingent from the stunt world and sorted it all out. I mean, we’re not we’re just talking about an American stunt team, we’re talking about a global network of international stunts and films from all over the world. That’s a lot of people.”

Stahelski added that he’s now setting up meetings with those at the academy in hopes of doing what’s necessary to get the stunt work recognized at the annual awards ceremony:

“I think, for the first time, we’ve made a real forward movement to make that happen. I think it’s something that can happen as soon as, you know, the next Oscars, or at least the one after, at the latest, the next three or four years. Over the past three months, we’ve been talking to members of the Academy, putting this mechanization to work, this huge machine to have these discussions and, again, to be open and honest about both sides. Both sides are be incredibly positive. There’s nobody we’ve met so far who thinks antagonistically about this, like everyone on both sides wants this to happen.”

With Staheleski leading the charge, we could actually see a Stunt Oscar category implemented in the next few years! The fact that it took this long, though, is ridiculous and makes absolutely no sense.